Proud Patriot Smokes No More

[proud patriot]

Well Here we go , I smoked my last cigarette
this morning . This is my third attempt to
rid my self of this Stinky Habit . My Husband
and I are both quitting together .

We have our Nicorette gum .

I just wanted to make an announcement and
request your support.

[curse10]

1. Good luck!

It will help that you are both doing it together. :-)

[proud patriot]

5. Thanks curse10

I quit for 3 three days last January while on
a trip to Tahoe , but came home to my husband
who was still smoking . Quitting together
should make it easier .

[B Calm]

2. Good luck

[proud patriot]

22. Thanks B Calm

:hug:

[Rick Myers]

3. Bless you!!!

Janet and I NEED to quit... All the best!!!

[proud patriot]

29. Thanks Rick

You can do it :hug:

[Dudley_DUright]

4. Third time is the charm

You can do it this time!

[proud patriot]

30. That's right

:hug:

[smbolisnch]

6. That's FANTASTIC!

I just love to see people quit smoking! It's the single worst thing you can do to yourself. Let us know if you need any help! You can do this!

[proud patriot]

32. Whee ... Thanks

:hug:

[madrchsod]

7. good luck

do all the right things about quitting and you`ll be fine..i quit in 1982.actually it`s not luck, it`s hard work.

[proud patriot]

36. I've thrown away lots of stuff

all the butts , ashtrays etc...

[Lithos]

8. Good luck!

It's the best move you can make!

L-

[proud patriot]

38. I agree and Thanks Lithos

I can do this :hug:

[sakabatou]

9. Ganbatte!

[proud patriot]

39. Thank You , I shall

:D

[bigwillq]

10. Best of luck!

Stay strong and then tell me how you are handling it so I can start to quit myself!:hug:

[proud patriot]

42. Thanks I'll keep you posted

so far so good , the nicorette helps a lot .
When I was pregnant and quit I had nothing
to help me it was difficult .

I haven't got pissed yet :think:

[scarlet_owl]

11. Good for you. Quitting smoking (cigarettes) was one of the

most rewarding things I have ever done. Enjoy your new, smoke-free lives!

[proud patriot]

43. Thank You

I will :D

[Left Is Write]

12. Congratulations and good luck!

[proud patriot]

45. YAYYYYYYYYYY ! Thanks .

:D

[NightTrain]

13. I hope you both succeed!

I witnessed firsthand the ravages of cigarette smoking on both my father and uncle, who both died of lung cancer after 40+ years of puffing on those goddamned things.

Good luck to you and your husband! :yourock:

[proud patriot]

46. I hope to not put my son through that

:cry: :hug: :loveya:

[McKenzie]

14. you have my sympathy...cold turkey awaits you

stopping smoking was the hardest thing I have ever done. But once free of the shitty weed I felt waaay better and smelt a little sweeter.

If you want another good reason to quit - deforestation >>>

http://www.tobaccofactfile.org/results_new.php?view=yes&id=194&language=english

And this shows what a bunch of evil, cynical bastards the tobacco industry comprises. You'll need Acrobat reader to open some of the files >>>

http://www.marketing.strath.ac.uk/ctcr/index.htm

[proud patriot]

19. Thanks McKenzie

I printed out the Contributions the
tobacco industries have made since
1990 .

[flying_monkeys]

15. Good luck! Mind over matter and all that. nt

[proud patriot]

47. Thanks flying_monkeys

:hug:

[sasquatch]

16. Are you hiding the rugrats at Tinoire's?

:evilfrown:

[proud patriot]

18. LOL

believe it or not my son is being very
supportive , he drew a picture of me
quitting this morning :-)

I'll have the other kids at day three so
hopefully I won't be as stressed by then .
Kids are great at keeping your mind occupied
with other things too . So they may actually
help me .

[DemGa]

17. If you feel pain even with nicorette gum

you might consider you are also detoxing off thousands of chemicals in commercial brands, It's not just in your mind! Very best wishes, I stopped about 6&1/2 yrs. ago. I know how it is.

[proud patriot]

50. My husband was talking about all the other chemicals

:puke: I'm glad I stopped

[UrbScotty]

20. Many good thoughts and prayers!

:-)

[proud patriot]

51. Thanks

:hug:

[BensMom]

21. I am so Proud

I am so proud of anyone taking hold of the nasty demon and kicking him out the door.

I Too would like to be a non-smoker.

Hats off to you.
Prayers for you to be strong.

[proud patriot]

56. Thanks for your kinds words

:hug: going on 10 hours now

[RogueTrooper]

23. You should read this book

This particular stop smoking method has the highest success rate ( 80%+ )


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0572028512/qid=1105905475/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/104-9210069-8781563?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Good Luck PP and Mr. PP.

[bettyellen]

41. i hope you are right.... i just bought it!

[proud patriot]

69. Thanks RogueTrooper

We are hanging in there

[maveric]

24. Thats great Proud Patriot. Its been 15 days for me.

It gets easier if you really want to quit. At first I was climbing walls but with the help of Hall mentholypyus cough drops(I smoked menthols), and chewing plastic coffee stirrers, I now have no desire to smoke.
If I can do it you can do it.
Congratulations!

[proud patriot]

57. Congrats to you too

:hug:

[WritersBlock]

25. Good luck

If you've really convinced yourself that this is the time for you to quit, you can do it. The mindset has a tremendous amount to do with it.

I haven't had one since September (patches). Every day I just tell myself I'm not having one today, then I concentrate on something else until the craving goes away. It's worked so far.

Best of luck to you both!

[proud patriot]

58. This is it

Thanks for your wise words . And congrats to you
for your stopping too

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. Good luck

I am going to quit soon. I will need inspiration.

[proud patriot]

59. I'm doing it

:hug:

[seito]

27. Best of luck to you

:thumbsup:

[proud patriot]

61. Thank you , Still Smokeless

I passed 24 hours Whoopie

[hollywood926]

28. IT CAN BE DONE!

That's the most important thing to remember. Good luck!

[proud patriot]

62. Yay ! I'm doing it

:D

[jonnyblitz]

31. If I can do it (year 7, i think, i stopped counting) ANYBODY can!

I thought I couldn't live without my Marlboro Reds. I just didn't want to spend the money anymore. sadly it was more because of that factor than it was for health reasons. I did it cold turkey too. good luck ITS HARD but doable! :thumbsup:

also, if you fail this attempt just KEEP AT IT. QUIT again, and again, and again!!

[proud patriot]

63. 7 years Congrats to you

Money is a huge factor . Also a change in priorities
for us .

[Taxloss]

33. IT CAN BE DONE!

Without gum, patches or anything, I have now been smoke free for close to five weeks! Mrs. Taxloss has been smoke-free for more than two!

Good luck to you, and remember: YOU DON'T WANT TO SMOKE!

[proud patriot]

66. That's right

I don't want to smoke

[Gelliebeans]

34. good luck and remember to

take it an hour at a time. If you slip up don't beat yourself up over it, remember just try again. YOU CAN DO THIS! I BELIEVE YOU CAN
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[proud patriot]

67. 29 hours and counting

Wheeeeee !

[Midlodemocrat]

35. Good luck.

quitting is no easy matter and I applaud your willpower.

[proud patriot]

70. Thanks

:hug: 31 hours

[NNadir]

37. Keep at it. It's worth it. You don't want to die like my father did.

It was so awful that I have developed a severe sense of revulsion if I even smell tobacco on someone who smoked in the previous several hours.

[EstimatedProphet]

40. Good for you! You can do it!

My 4 year anniversary of quitting a 15 year pack & 1/2 habit a day comes up in February. I used the patch, and it really did make a difference for me.

[Aristus]

44. Good for you, proud pat!

Stick with it; we're with you all the way! :thumbsup: B-)

[NC_Nurse]

48. You have my support!

Wholehearted.

I have taken care of many smokers, any time you want motivation I can tell you about all the radical neck dissections, lung resections, feeding tubes, tracheal suctioning, etc. I've dealt with.

Nasty shit. You are doing yourself a big favor by avoiding it.

[barackmyworld]

49. your body will thank you!

don't give up! I have seen 45-year smokers quit!

[B Calm]

52. Smoke free since Jan 2000. If I can do it, anybody can!

[sparky_in_ma]

53. Best of Luck!!

You are now smoke-free, stay that way or you'll become a republican. Yup...you'll start collecting Rush L. trading cards and watching faux news, smoking cigs. Step away from the pack.:thumbsup:

[sympa]

54. congratulations!!! that's wonderful!

my husband and i are both smokers and our second attempt at quitting was on december 30th. we used both the patch and gum to help us with the nicotine withdrawal while we tried to get rid of the physical habit of picking up a cigarette without even thinking about it. we made it for five days without smoking (which we are still very proud of). we decided that we were going to try again with a different approach since the idea of fighting the nicotine withdrawal at some point in the future was driving us crazy. so we talked to our sifu (we take private kung fu lessons and our sifu is our teacher) and he gave us some suggestions. we don't smoke inside the house or car anymore and that has cut us back from 2 packs a day each to (at most) half a pack a day each.
one of the things that has been so helpful to me (when i get a craving but i know i should fight it) is to remember that those cravings are just sensations, like a headache or soreness or even sadness. once i lumped cravings into the category of other unpleasant feelings, they became a lot less demon-like and i was reminded that cigarettes aren't the friends that the nicotine has brainwashed my subconscious into believing.

be strong!! you want long lives together! you don't want to be stinky! you'd rather spend your money on other things! you are not powerless, those cigarettes do not have to control your life.

i'll be sending all the good thoughts i can muster your way.

:toast:

[senegal1]

55. Good Luck!

[BikeWriter]

60. You can do it! I smoked my last one over thirty years ago. n/t

[KitchenWitch]

64. You can do it

I quit 15 years ago...

You will have difficult moments, but you will survive. Just remember, food will taste better!

[stevedeshazer]

65. Good luck, I know first hand how hard it can be

I made it, you guys can too.

[GregW]

68. You go, Trish!

I'll be down to Golden Gate park again in May to check up on you!

[Biased Liberal Media]

71. Good luck to you

It's hard to do but you have my best!!!

[Lenape85]

72. You can do it

[mojavekid]

73. Congratulations and Best of Luck!

I hope you are both still hanging in there!

It took me three years and many miserable failed attempts but I finally did it....ran out of smokes in the middle of nowhere. by the time I got home I was past the insanity.

[proud patriot]

74. Still Smoke Free

Thanks for all the support :D

[B Calm]

75. Doing good, hang in there, it gets easier the longer you go.

[motely36]

76. Keep it up!

It really does get easier :)

[WritersBlock]

77. Well done, you!

It's downhill from here. Most of the nasties should be well on their way out of your body by now.

[dubyaD40web]

78. No one likes a quitter!

Just kiddin'!!

Congrats!

[B Calm]

79. Always remember people who smoke, SUCK!

They also stink, get sick more often, start fires, they cough, hack up things and spit, pollute the air, litter, and they just smell bad to people who don't smoke.

[arcane1]

80. sweet!

:toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast:

[maveric]

81. Its now Day 17 and I dont even have the urge anymore.

I was spending $30.00 a week on smokes. With a small percentage of that I can join the gym down the street.